IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Westoo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981MN137008 (3480)
  • User Pedon ID: S1981MN137008 (3480)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UMNSSL1
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN3480
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48822
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 47.4199791
  • Std. Longitude: -92.4048996
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 57N
  • Range: 16W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: SW1/4NE1/4SW1/4
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN137—St. Louis
  • MLRA: 88—Northern Minnesota Glacial Lake Basins
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-BEM—Bemidji, Minnesota
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN621—St. Louis County, Minnesota, Virginia Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 47092-D4—Gilbert, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jerry Sharp
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Isotic, frigid Oxyaquic Udipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Unknown
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Westoo
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/2/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Redby
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 8/6/1981
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: not certified
  • QC Status: not reviewed
  • QA Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: lacustrine deposits
  • Landform: flat
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/6/1981 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
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    O—0 to 0 centimeters (0.0 to 0.0 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN348001
    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) fine sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 2.0 fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN348002; moist when described;
    E—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.0 fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # MN348003; moist when described;
    Bw1—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; loose; 2.0 very fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN348004; moist when described;
    Bw2—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) loamy fine sand; loose; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN348005; moist when described;
    Bw3—25 to 48 centimeters (9.8 to 18.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 11 percent fine yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN348006; moist when described;
    Bw4—48 to 71 centimeters (18.9 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 33 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN348007; moist when described;
    C1—71 to 81 centimeters (28.0 to 31.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sand; loose; 0.1 very fine roots; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN348008; moist when described;
    C2—81 to 109 centimeters (31.9 to 42.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sand; loose; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN348009; moist when described;
    C3—109 to 152 centimeters (42.9 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; loose; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0. Lab sample # MN348010; moist when described;